Custer County’s Search and Rescue (CCSAR) volunteers were honored last week at the US Air Force Academy. On Thursday, October 6, during the Academy’s Winter Safety Expo, an estimated 3,500 of the 4,000 enrolled cadets were present for a mid-day presentation to formally thank and recognize CCSAR members for the May 13 rescue of four Air Force Academy cadets. Brigadier General Paul D. Moga, Commandant of Cadets, was on hand to formally acknowledge the life-saving efforts of CCSAR members, along with Major Nicholas Conover, the cadets’ commanding officer at the time of the rescue, and Jeff Sparhawk, Executive Director of the Colorado Search and Rescue Association. The CCSAR report of the May incident relates how the rescue unfolded. Four cadets had been on a 96-hour…
